Black-The Jack of All Trades

"Hello I'm Johnny Cash" his warm hearted greeting;
they knew it was the man in black they were meeting.

And this color black is also well favored
by those whose lifestyle is "goth" flavored.

Ladies all over have closets brimming
with black clothes which are supposedly slimming!

There's the black heart of the liar and cheater
which makes the other lovers seem sweeter.

The black jellybean stands out from the rest
there in it's Easter basket nest.

In black of night I wrote this all down;
might be the most versatile color around!


By Deb Wilson
for contest"The Colors Have It"
sponsored by Russell Sivey

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 3/4/2012 7:59:00 PM
Congrats on your wonderful win, Deb! Love, Kim
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Date: 3/4/2012 1:09:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Russell's "The Colors Have It" contest Deb. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/3/2012 6:27:00 AM
Congratulations on your smashing win xx
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Date: 3/2/2012 11:05:00 PM
LOVE IT. I am the big black jellybean eater and I also love black baskin robins ice cream, licorice flavor!! Congrats on your great poem's win.
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Date: 3/2/2012 8:33:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. Deb. Love, Joyce
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Date: 3/2/2012 8:24:00 PM
congrats Deb on a black beauty write and second place win luv.. black is one of my favs too..
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Date: 3/2/2012 7:28:00 PM
DEB... congratulations! WITH YOUR CONTEST WIN!! *Enjoyed stopping by to view may winners tonight!! Have yourself a very nice night ;-)*always..pd
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Date: 3/2/2012 9:08:00 AM
cool write, deb.. your words paint a charmed canvass.. grrreat choice of color...winning hugggs!
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Date: 3/1/2012 4:13:00 PM
nice one! i like your rhymes and your examples.
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